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Council Refines Revenue Measure, but Not Ready to Approve It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 20, 2017
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Council Refines Revenue Measure, but Not Ready to Approve It

The Davis City Council is not waiting till the midnight hour to put a revenue measure on the ballot, and ...

The Davis City Council is not waiting till the midnight hour to put a revenue measure on the ballot, and as a result they were able to further refine their ask without being forced to approve the meas ...

December 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Discuss Revenue Measures for June

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 15, 2017
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Council to Discuss Revenue Measures for June

The council has until February 6 of next year to figure out what it wants to put on the June ballot, but ...

The council has until February 6 of next year to figure out what it wants to put on the June ballot, but Tuesday figures to be a critical discussion moving forward to their ultimate decision. Staff no ...

December 15, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Roads, Parks, Homeless, Affordable Housing: Council Seeks Clarity on the Issue of Revenue Measures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2017
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Roads, Parks, Homeless, Affordable Housing: Council Seeks Clarity on the Issue of Revenue Measures

One of the biggest issues facing the city of Davis is how it is going to close its current shortfall betw ...

One of the biggest issues facing the city of Davis is how it is going to close its current shortfall between revenue and unfunded liabilities as well as infrastructure needs, currently estimated at ro ...

December 13, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Board Prioritizing Closing Teacher Compensation Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 20, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Board Prioritizing Closing Teacher Compensation Gap

The school board had a good discussion last week on the prospects for closing the compensation gap. For ...

The school board had a good discussion last week on the prospects for closing the compensation gap. For those who want the board to go outside the box – I don’t see it. I think we are looking at an ...

November 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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School Board Focuses on Parcel Tax to Reduce Compensation Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 19, 2017
| (25) Comments

School Board Focuses on Parcel Tax to Reduce Compensation Gap

The school board on Thursday night began to look at what it would take to make the district competitive i ...

The school board on Thursday night began to look at what it would take to make the district competitive in terms of teacher compensation. No one else has a revenue measure specific to raise compensat ...

November 19, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council Must Address and Commit to Cost Containment

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 20, 2017
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Commentary: Council Must Address and Commit to Cost Containment

The Vanguard readers have been focused on the issue of fairness of the proposed tax, now that council has ...

The Vanguard readers have been focused on the issue of fairness of the proposed tax, now that council has outlined that they are going to go to a parcel tax – or three – this spring. But a far more p ...

October 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council Opts against Polling – Lays Out Parameters for Revenue Measures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 18, 2017
| (64) Comments

Council Opts against Polling – Lays Out Parameters for Revenue Measures

While city staff had pushed for the council to commission a poll to study voter inclinations, council opt ...

While city staff had pushed for the council to commission a poll to study voter inclinations, council opted against that approach and instead asked for the staff to return with three separate revenue ...

October 18, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council Should Consider Not Polling on Revenue Measure

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 17, 2017
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Commentary: Council Should Consider Not Polling on Revenue Measure

This column goes against my instincts both as a former political scientist and someone who has worked a n ...

This column goes against my instincts both as a former political scientist and someone who has worked a number of campaigns over the years. The council tonight is being asked to give authorization to ...

October 17, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Consider Poll For Revenue Measures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 13, 2017
| (21) Comments

Council to Consider Poll For Revenue Measures

Council will be looking to potentially put a revenue measure on the ballot. Staff is requesting authoriz ...

Council will be looking to potentially put a revenue measure on the ballot. Staff is requesting authorization to proceed with citywide polling similar to what was conducted in 2014, which eventually ...

October 13, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Problem with Teacher Compensation is Severe, the Options Are Limited

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 08, 2017
| (76) Comments

Sunday Commentary: The Problem with Teacher Compensation is Severe, the Options Are Limited

The stories of the struggles of teachers are heartbreaking for anyone who listens. A bright young teacher ...

The stories of the struggles of teachers are heartbreaking for anyone who listens. A bright young teacher is getting married early so she can get on her fiance's health care plan from the Sacramento S ...

October 08, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: We Are Running Out of Options for Financing Our City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 22, 2017
| (12) Comments

Commentary: We Are Running Out of Options for Financing Our City

When Chancellor Gary May took over at UC Davis in August, one of the first things he said is that pushing ...

When Chancellor Gary May took over at UC Davis in August, one of the first things he said is that pushing for a center for innovation, technology and business in the Sacramento region would be among h ...

September 22, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Once Again City Eyes Should Turn to MRIC Tonight

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 19, 2017
| (98) Comments

Commentary: Once Again City Eyes Should Turn to MRIC Tonight

The discussion over the last week and a half about teacher salaries comes with a sharp and thus far unspo ...

The discussion over the last week and a half about teacher salaries comes with a sharp and thus far unspoken reminder – it is a reminder that, while we have put off the inevitable, the city and school ...

September 19, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Teacher Talks about Addressing the Teacher Compensation Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 18, 2017
| (63) Comments

Teacher Talks about Addressing the Teacher Compensation Gap

It has been nearly two weeks since teachers poured into the school board meeting, asking the school distr ...

It has been nearly two weeks since teachers poured into the school board meeting, asking the school district to address the compensation gap. The Vanguard spoke late last week with former DTA preside ...

September 18, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: How Did DJUSD Get into This Problem?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 11, 2017
| (47) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: How Did DJUSD Get into This Problem?

One thing that has always troubled me with regard to the school district – it has never been the “right t ...

One thing that has always troubled me with regard to the school district – it has never been the “right time” to ask tough questions. The attitude has always seemed to be that we need the parcel tax, ...

September 11, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Are Davis Residents Heeding the Warnings?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 04, 2017
| (2) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Are Davis Residents Heeding the Warnings?

The Vanguard has spent ten years warning the community about the shortcomings of the budget. In a lot of ...

The Vanguard has spent ten years warning the community about the shortcomings of the budget. In a lot of ways, we are the frog in boiling water. As the aphorism goes, if you put a frog into a pot of ...

September 04, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Tax Discussion Missing Critical Context

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 15, 2017
| (93) Comments

My View: Tax Discussion Missing Critical Context

The council had their first discussion this year about taxes and there is already pushback. Part of the ...

The council had their first discussion this year about taxes and there is already pushback. Part of the problem is the lack of community understanding that the city faces an $8 million annual shortfa ...

July 15, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Where the Council Ends Up Going on Revenue Measures Not Clear

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 13, 2017
| (16) Comments

Commentary: Where the Council Ends Up Going on Revenue Measures Not Clear

Watching the council discuss the potential revenue measures continues to feel a lot like déjà vu all over ...

Watching the council discuss the potential revenue measures continues to feel a lot like déjà vu all over again. I feel like after Tuesday’s discussion I have a better sense for where we are not going ...

July 13, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Will Council Agree on a Tax Measure? Will the Voters Approve It?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 10, 2017
| (34) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Will Council Agree on a Tax Measure? Will the Voters Approve It?

When the city of Davis faced a $5 million a year structural deficit in 2014, the council voted to put a h ...

When the city of Davis faced a $5 million a year structural deficit in 2014, the council voted to put a half-cent sales tax on the ballot and the voters, in June of 2014, approved it by a healthy marg ...

July 10, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Consider Possible Tax Measures for 2018

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 08, 2017
| (21) Comments

Council to Consider Possible Tax Measures for 2018

The city’s current long range budget forecast shows an annual shortfall of $7.8 million in terms of unbud ...

The city’s current long range budget forecast shows an annual shortfall of $7.8 million in terms of unbudgeted infrastructure and retirement benefit needs for the city. These have been called “unmet ...

July 08, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (21) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Actual Budget Is an Afterthought

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2017
| (4) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: The Actual Budget Is an Afterthought

The Davis City Council is expected to adopt the budget this week and, unlike in past years perhaps, the b ...

The Davis City Council is expected to adopt the budget this week and, unlike in past years perhaps, the budget itself is a relatively pro-forma exercise expected to take all of 15 minutes according to ...

June 19, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (4) Comments

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